Auxiliary steam-intake for intake-manifolds.



C. D. VINCENT.

MMU/ww 51mm |NIAKE FUR INTAKE MAMFOLDS.

APPLICA'YION HLEL MAK. 29. 1917.

, 1,253,910. Patented Jam. 15,1913.

Invent-Az CLARENCE DVNCENT, F ROGERS, MICHIGAN..

AUXILIARY STEAM-INTAKE FOB INTAKE-MANIFOIDS.

Specicatlon of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 15, 1918.

Application led March 29, 1917. Serial No. 158,299.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE DVrNcnN'r, a citizen of the `United States,residing at Rogers, in the county of Presque Isle, State of Michigan,have invented a new and useful Auxiliary Steam-Intake for Intake-Manifolds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, s'uch as will enable rothersskilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved auxiliary steam and air intake forintake manifolds of internal combustlon engines, and though the deviceis more especially adapted for use in connection with Ford'automobile i`zo engines and manifolds, it ma be used in connection with other typeso enginesand manifolds. M

In practical fields, the details of construe tion may necessitatealterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

he invention comprises further features and combination of parts, ashereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings i Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a portion of aninternal combustion engine,

.the manifold thereof showing the .auxiliary steam intake deviceapplied.

Fig. 2 is a sectiona view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, through the tank orcasing, wherein .water is heated for the generation of steam.

. Fig. 3 is a sectional v iew on line 3 3 ofY Fig. 1.`

Fi 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 1, at right angles to Figs.2 and 3,

This improved auxlliary steam and air intake or injecting device may beapplied to the usual or any conventional construction of engine cylinderand exhaust and intake manifolds. For illustrative purposes,lndesignates the engine cylinders, 2 the intake manifold, and 3 theexhaust manifold, which are of the general conventional ontline,\andtheir arrangements may be obv1- ously changed or altered. However, theexhaust manifold isprovided with attaching' ears4, which may earrangedat any suie able locations. The auxiliary steam heater comprises thecasing or tank 5, which may be any suitable or conventional shape anddesign. Preferably the lower wall 6 of the casing may be formedorahaped, for 1.11-

.otherwise constructed.

stance as shown at 7, to conform to the con- 55 tour of the exhaustmanifold, or may be .Carried by the lower wall, 'as shown at 8, areattaching ears or lugs 9, tobe secured to the attachin ears' or lugs 4,by means of screw bolts an nuts 10 and 11 thereby securely fastenin thecasing or tank dctachably to the eX iaust man1 Old. Carried by one ofthe side walls of the casing or tank, are additional attacln ing lugs orears 12, rovided with nerfs tions to receive and e secured to t' 13 bymeans of the nuts la. Thr may he arranged at any suitabl. on thecylinder heads.

Preferably, a semi-spherical steam. 15 is provided, which dome issupplies a marginal annularl flange 16. By me the fiangev an annularrecess 17 is aorded for the reception of a. filtering screen 18, whichmaybe constructed of any suitable wire fabll'ic. The opening 19sin theupper wall of t. e casing or tank 1s of a. less diameter than theannular wall of the recess 1T, whereby. when the steam dome in position, said fabric filter or screen r1 in position in the recess 17. ThKreceives securing screws or boite' are threaded into the upper wall l?ing or tank) whereby the steam dome tened in place securely. The domen'.-f otherwise constructed and attached, long a's it constitutes a'space for the collection of the steam arising from the water, whichbecomes thoroughly heate from the heat radiating from the exhausmanifoldand the heated cylinders, for instance, to the extent of boiling.

A steam conveying pipe 21.has its flanged end 22 connected to a suitablenipple or simi lar device Q3, by means of a fittlng or coupling member24. This coupling member or fitting 24y so engages and cooperates withthe. flange of the end 22 of the pipe 2l., and is threaded to thenipple, as at 25, as to hold the pipe 2]in its proper position. Thenipple (which is provided with a suitable passage. 26) is threaded intoor otherwise connected to the. -langed opening ".7 of the body por tion28 of the intake manifold. The other end 29 of the pipe 21 terminates ina flange part 30, which is threaded,; or may be otherwise connected tothe `extension 31 of the steam dome 15, whereby the steam that col ,titl

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leets in the dome may pass through the pipe 2t into the intakel1na1'1lf0ltl, and mix with the charge dur-inf.;r its` passage throughthe inanit'oltl, whereby the combustion cham` herb of the cylinders mayreeei\'e a Charge more thoroughly rolatilized or i'apoi'ized, hence,inereasingl the speed of the engine and praetieally eliminating allcarbon depoeits, as well as keeping the spark plugs.

el 1an. 'lhe upper wall ot' the easing or tank haa a threaded lillingopeningbr 32,' whereby, when the threaded plug- 3? 5 in removed, thetank or easing may be relilled with water. The plug,` 3:2 has a'tuhularextension 3l olf` sueh a length as to extend downwardly approximately tothe bottoni ot' the tank. Extei'uling;4 through the tubular extension-isu pipe 53:3, whieh maybe o'l any suitable length, and is designed toextend troni and tomA nianieate. with a `suitable tank (not shown)eontainine air under pressure. 'l`herelore, by controlling thevalre 36in the pipe 35 in. any suitable manner (not shown) varied quantities ofair may be allowed to pass into the tank or easing 5, hence, pergolatoup wardly through the water, beeonieheated,

-and mix with the steam, which eon'ihination of steam and air, will morethoroughly refine and volatilize the `chantre. [5y virtueol the present:devire for additionally and thoroughly refining' and vaporizing thecharge, less fuel, may he. employed, thereby increasing the vmileage pergallon ofv the fuel. l'lmrever, the pipe 35 and the air under pressuren'iaybe dispensed with, and in lieu thereof only utilize the airthat maynaturally pass vthrougjfl'i the extension 34.

' .The plug and its extension 34- inav be otherwise constructed thanthat shown in the draw 1 ng.

The invention ha vingr been Set forth, what is rlainutl as -new anduseful lekln a deriee aa eet l'orth, the combination with the t-ylindersof an internal combustion engine, ot' the intake and exhaust inani-Folds; thereof, a water easingl having its under wall eonstrurtetl toeon'lform to the cross .ant-tion rin-rature ol the exhaust manifold andpartially lap the upper ends of the eyl indernot'tl1eengine,n1eanstor'seeuring the easing to the exhaubjt manifold and the Cyll laders,whereby the water in the easing may reneire heat direct 'from themanifold and thtl engine. a .steam dome, on the top'ol'- the easing andin eonununiealion therewith, lilteriue meaux hetween the dome and theeasing, \\'herehy the Asteani is filtered a5 it pawns into the dome. apipe ot eo1n1nunieation between the ilonie and the intake manit'oltl otthe t-\.'li1nlers.. wht-.retry a mixtureof |1an1 and air may enter theintake manifold and 1ni.\ with .and rolatilize the eharge dur ing itslaissage into' the cylinders, said easine` hai-liner a tilting opening,a tubular meinf ber threaded in said opening and having its lower endterminating?r close to the bottom ot' the easing, and a pipeteleseopingthrough said tubular opening to convey air u nder preaure tothe un'derinorst portion of the water in the easing, wherebythe air maytiller through the'water and mix with the stt-ain and pass through thedome and thenee into the intake manifold. v

ln testimony whereof. I have signed my nanato this, .\;peeilieation inthe presence of two suhserihing witnesses. i

CLARENCE DVINTUEN.,` W itnesses I VE'Uenmi DVINCENT, JouN FnnDELMAN, Jr.

